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. 2022 Dec 15;22:942. doi: 10.1186/s12879-022-07903-4

Table 2.

Metrics of movement patterns among participants, stratified by sex, age, season, and peak vector biting hours

Males Females P value*
Median (IQR) Range Median (IQR) Range
Overall
 Total distance traveled (km) 140.3 (54.5–288.2) 1.3–2360.3 64.5 (27.9–181.7) 1.6–1260.9 0.0008
 Average distance per day (km) 3.8 (1.6–9.6) 0.04–90.5 2.0 (0.8–6.0) 0.06–36.2 0.0008
 Maximum distance from home (km) 5.8 (2.7–22.2) 0.05–518.0 4.7 (1.7–12.5) 0.05–260.1 0.1
 Average hours away from home per day (> 50 m) 6.4 (2.7–10.3) 0.01–23.9 3.5 (1.2–8.1) 0.06–23.9 0.006
Peak mosquito biting hours^
 Total distance traveled (km) 19.9 (7.0–53.8) 0.4–1298.0 7.8 (2.5–21.4) 0.2–561.9 < 0.0001
 Average distance per night (km) 0.6 (0.2–2.0) 0.01–49.8 0.3 (0.1–0.7) 0.01–17.4 < 0.0001
 Maximum distance from home (km) 2.7 (1.0–18.7) 0.02–517.9 1.3 (0.2–9.9) 0.02–260.0 0.005
 Average hours away from home per night (> 50 m) 1.6 (0.5–3.9) 0.01–12.0 0.9 (0.3–2.6) 0.01–12.0 0.02
Adult (18+) Adolescent (13–17) P value*
Median (IQR) Range Median (IQR) Range
Overall
 Total distance traveled (km) 104.6 (33.4–234.4) 1.5–2360.3 59.5 (29.6–121.5) 1.3–375.3 0.05
 Average distance per day (km) 3.1 (1.1–7.6) 0.4–90.5 2.0 (1.1–3.4) 0.04–15.1 0.1
 Maximum distance from home (km) 5.4 (2.4–21.1) 0.1–518.0 3.3 (1.8–5.1) 0.1–57.5 0.02
 Average hours away from home per day (> 50 m) 5.1 (1.8–9.8) 0.01–23.9 3.7 (1.8–4.7) 0.03–23.8 0.1
Peak mosquito biting hours^
 Total distance traveled (km) 13.6 (4.2–39.4) 0.2–1298.0 6.6 (2.3–26.1) 0.3–71.5 0.05
 Average distance per day (km) 0.4 (0.1–1.2) 0.01–49.8 0.2 (0.1–0.8) 0.01–2.3 0.1
 Maximum distance from home (km) 2.3 (0.6–16.9) 0.02–517.9 1.1 (0.3–2.9) 0.03–16.8 0.03
 Average hours away from home per night (> 50 m) 1.2 (0.4–3.7) 0.01–12.0 0.5 (0.3–1.7) 0.03–11.8 0.08
Dry Season (June–November) Rainy season (December–May) P value*
Median (IQR) Range Median (IQR) Range
Overall
 Total distance traveled (km) 116.7 (33.6–246.7) 1.6–1716.4 85.0 (29.1–219.9) 1.3–2360.3 0.1
 Average distance per day (km) 3.5 (1.2–8.0) 0.1–52.2 2.2 (0.8–6.6) 0.04–90.5 0.03
 Maximum distance from home (km) 5.8 (2.7–20.5) 0.1–517.9 4.3 (1.8–13.7) 0.1–518.0 0.07
 Average hours away from home per day (> 50 m) 5.4 (2.2–10.6) 0.01–23.9 3.6 (1.2–7.9) 0.01–23.9 0.02
Peak mosquito biting hours^
 Total distance traveled (km) 15.7 (4.2–43.2) 0.2–1214.1 11.4 (3.4–32.8) 0.2–1298.0 0.2
 Average distance per day (km) 0.5 (0.2–1.4) 0.01–33.6 0.3 (0.1–0.8) 0.01–49.8 0.06
 Maximum distance from home (km) 2.8 (0.7–16.9) 0.03–517.1 1.5 (0.3–6.1) 0.02–517.9 0.03
 Average hours away from home per night (> 50 m) 1.5 (0.5–4.0) 0.01–12.0 0.9 (0.3–2.7) 0.01–12.0 0.05

*Wilcoxon rank sum test; Wilcoxon rank sum P values are shown in italics if they are < 0.05

^Peak biting hours from 6 pm to 6 am